Gorloks Finish Fifth in National Championship

Baseball's championship run comes to an end with a loss to Southern Maine

APPLETON, WISCONSIN, MAY 26, 2013 - The dream for a 2013 NCAA III Championship ended
for the Webster University baseball team, as the Gorloks fell to the University of
Southern Maine, 7-2, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI, on May 26.

Webster finishes 1-2 and in 5th place for a second straight year in the World Series.

Webster saw an end to another outstanding season that saw the Gorloks win a second
straight NCAA III Regional title, their 8th NCAA regional appearance in last nine
years, and make a second World Series appearance. The Gorloks also won a 7th straight
SLIAC regular season title, and a 4th straight SLIAC championship, while winning a
program record 37 games.

The Gorloks dodged bullets in the first two innings as Southern Maine had runners
reach in both, only to have a runner in the first doubled up, and a runner in the
second picked off by Webster starter Cody Hafeli (SR, Kankakee CC, IL). The Huskies,
no strangers to winning with a 44-9 season record, broke through with two in the third
after a one-out double, and a two-out double and single, to make it 2-0.

Webster tied it up in the bottom of the fifth when Ian Foege (JR, Eureka HS, MO) and
Ryan Hall (JR, Central Arkansas, MO) singled to start the inning. Both scored on
a wild throw by the Huskie pitcher on a Cody Stevenson (SR, Centralia HS, IL) sacrifice
bunt attempt.

Stevenson was cut down at second trying to take the extra base.

A three-run sixth was the deciding factor for Southern Maine. After allowing a leadoff
home run, followed by a double and two walks, Hafeli was relieved by Ryan Martinez
(SR, Illinois Valley CC). Martinez coaxed a sac fly for the Huskies second run, but
a single brought in a third. Jason Gray (JR, North Central CC, MO) came in and promptly
picked off the runner at second to end the threat.

Southern Maine added single runs in the eighth and ninth before Webster mounted one
last rally in the ninth. With one out, Mitchell Bonds (SR, Kankakee CC, IL) was hit
by a pitch, Foege singled into left, and Hall singled to left to load the bases.
But the Huskies retired the last two Gorloks, ending the threat and the game.

Hafeli wound up 7-3 on the season, allowing seven hits, three walks, and five runs
in five and a third innings of work. Hafeli winds up his career at Webster with 16-4
record. Foege was three for four with a run scored for the game, and Hall was two
for four with a run. Mike Rainbolt (SR, Kankakee CC, IL) finished the game two for
four.

Unlike the 2012 Series, the Gorlok bats never got quite untracked.

Webster wound up hitting .260 for the Series as opposed to a .305 clip by its opponents.

Seniors Colin Bates, Bonds, Steven Dooley, Hafeli, Alex Kazmierski, Martinez, Rainbolt,
and Stevenson, all a big part in the team's recent success, played their last game
for the Gorloks.

With the loss, Webster is now 17-17 in NCAA post-season play; 15-13 in Regional play
and 2-4 in World Series play.